October 28, 1887 and 1901 NY and Charleston, IL

October 1887

28. Tuesday, 7 AM  Ther  35  45   45

Cloudy wind NW.  Work with registry board till 4 PM.  Light rain most of PM and at night till 4 PM. and night till 9 or 10 oclock  Al Latta has bought Stodderts lot in bottom opposite us and wants me to move my wood &c soon  Riley Eastin brought up load of posts which puts back of barn  Alexander took all the new posts I had in front. 92 I think   Dark and Chilly day wind W and NW  Gobed 1030 PM

October 1901

28.  Monday, 6.30 AM.  Clear cool morning I went down town after breakfast.  Learn that it is "dry" town.  After  dinner Charley took me to his brickyard and over to Fahy's farm on the neck. Mary helping Maria Fahys about getting ready to go to New York which they intend to do this week.  Maria sent carriage over to take me driving PM but was with Charley.

October 27, 1890 and 1901

October 1890

27.Monday.  5 AM  Ther

Mostly clear John and Warren go over and pull turnips.  Expected to get a big load, but the patch had been robbed only yielding about 8 Bu of small ones Geo. Martin reports my hogs in their corn field the boys go get them, ring and turn them into W. pasture.  Fix corn crib preparatory to getting some corn of from Jo Handley. Comer moved his mill  out of the hollow today  Warren finishes hauling out Mart (?) this forenoon.  PM  John & Warren work at Johns corn.  I rode over to Milts but he was not homed  I start at 4 PM.  Hunt up Jo Handley to tell him to haul 4  loads corn to my crib @ .35 cts  Found Jo and his family W of river I didn't get home till after dark  Gobed  11P.M

October 1901

27.  Sunday.  Our train left Geneva late but arrived NY 42nd St on time.  Missed one connection at Syracuse  Arrived  at Sag Harbor 12.45 PM.  and at Aunt Mariah's they were eating dinner when I got there.  I was expecting they had been expecting me as I wrote that I was on the way.  Clear pleasant day and warmer.  Charley was over at night  Gobed 9.30 PM.

March 10-11, 1913 and 1888 in Charleston, Illinois

1913

10.  Monday,  6.15  Ther.  36.  50.  38.  = 41 1/3

Cloudy, foggy N.E.2.  Law is getting ready to quit.  He has  feared to get out  on a/c of Measles.  Lee has already left Tue says taking key ~~  The sun appears about noon.  It began light rain 2 oc. and showers till 8 P.M. from light to heavy.  I spend  much of P.M. reading over old letters mostly H.Gs. war letters.  Tue went up town P.M.  Cloudy day with moderate northerly winds.  Gobed 9.30.

11.  Tuesday.  6.15 AM.  Ther.  30.  50.  40.  = 40 2/3

Clear. N.1.  Ice  1/16 white frost.  Tue over at Grove's AM.  Helen Hildreth called.  Tue sends some papers, Couriers, to Muggs and Phebe.  Helen repoprts Charley sick at Decatur.  She visited him last week.  Hitch up 3 P.M. drive up and pay personal tax 3.55  R.E. Taxes are rather higher than usual our tax in Charleston besides Per. 110.06.  Harry Wright is collector at Co. Teas. Off.  Later drive S. on 4th St. to Lincoln return by Division and Jackson.  Lincoln although graveled is very bad.  I feared to venture on any dirt road.  Mr. Law was up town for first since the measles.  The  boys are preparing to leave us, Mostly clear day N. to Easterly light winds southerly at night with gas smell.  Tue got Treasure Island at library O. night.  Gobed 9 P

1888

10.  Saturday 6.45 A.M.  Ther.  45.  54.  28.

Cloudy with nearly S. wind, was some rain in the night.  Try again to make out list of trees to order but didn't do it.  Snider called about noon but did not stay to dinner. He has got a woman and her son to live with him.  R. Rutherford and friend called to see about ties.  H.G.  called for some stuff.  I went uptown about  3 P.M. saw Dock Dunbar & Co.  Light rain most of the day heavier toward night wind changed to  NW about 4 PM.  Gobed 9 PM

11.  Sunday.  6.45 AM.  Ther.  20.  34.  30.

Clear with NW wind which blew all night and all day.   Very muddy.  Frost is about out of the ground.  Clear day.  Tue went over to F. Knocks leaving baby with me and grandpa.  Girls took a walk toward night.  Kate Davis called while Tue as at Knocks.  I  went up to store before dinner.  Think there is about a cord of wood missing from the yard.  Gobed 9 PM.

 

It is July 30, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston and Loxa, IL

100 Years Ago . . .

Tuesday, July 30, 1912   5,30 AM  Ther. 62.  86.  70.  =72 2/3

Mostly clear, haze, N.1.  Tue and I get start for Loxa 7.30 A.M.  Went via Loxa.  Tue stops to talk with Mrs. West.  I stop at store.  Charley had not yet received R.H.  will do so at once.  Harman's crops don't show up gilt edged.  He was just starting to help JO Linder thresh.  Tue called on Mrs. Burge.  We start home 10.30 going out front.  We drove N. to town line ny Glassco Road then E. to JB Hill Road.  There is  much weedy corn and B.C.  We got  home say 12.30.  Jack did not go.I drove over to Parkers P.M.  Says will not go out till Thursday.  I drove over to Anderson later.  Learn that Kate has gone to Mo to visit sister.  Frank's folks are quarantined with scarlet fever which they have just taken.  Hael Record called collecting P.M.  Fair day with light variable winds, lightning in S. at night.  Tue spent evening at the Rocks.  Phebe out with Fan.  Self rheumatic today.  McNeel has moved shop to corner of Adams and 7th.  Go bed 9.30.  

125 Years Ago . . . . .  

Saturday, July 30, 1887    6 A,M ,  Ther.  78.  105.  84.

About clear, smokey or hazey.  Uncle John down to dinner,.  The mare  which  got hurt  died today.  Mrs. Linder  red(?) the Linder Farm sold to Uncle John last summer.  Tell  Uncle John he can have a(?)  buggy.  Commer in town. The Narrow Guage recd. part of lumber Friday culling considerably.  Went down  to RR with Comer toward night.  May Johnson and Davis children here at night.  This has been warmest day in six years,  Go bed 11 P.M.  Some cloudy P.M.  Clear til about noon.